The Kendalls was an American country music duo composed of Royce Kendall and his daughter Jeannie Kendall. Their discography consists of 14 studio albums, four compilation albums, 46 singles, and four music videos. Of their singles, 38 charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts between 1970 and 1989, including the number one singles "Heaven's Just a Sin Away" (1977), "Sweet Desire" / "Old Fashioned Love" (1978), and "Thank God for the Radio" (1984).
Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak positions Certifications US Country CAN Country Meet the Kendalls Release year: 1970 Label: Stop — — Two Divided by Love Release year: 1972 Label: Dot — — Heaven's Just a Sin Away Release year: 1977 Label: Ovation 5 — US: Gold CAN: Platinum Old Fashioned Love Release year: 1978 Label: Ovation 16 6 Just Like Real People Release year: 1979 Label: Ovation 12 1 Heart of the Matter Release year: 1979 Label: Ovation 24 — Lettin' You in on a Feelin''' | Release year: 1981 Label: Mercury | 42 | —
! scope="row"| Stickin' Together| Release year: 1982 Label: Mercury | 38 | —
! scope="row"| Movin' Train| Release year: 1983 Label: Mercury | 16 | —
! scope="row"| Two Heart Harmony| Release year: 1984 Label: Mercury | 27 | —
! scope="row"| Fire at First Sight| Release year: 1986 Label: Curb / MCA | 47 | —
! scope="row"| Break the Routine| Release year: 1987 Label: Step One | 51 | —
! scope="row"| 20 Favorites| Release year: 1989 Label: Epic | — | —
! scope="row"| Make a Dance'' Release year: 1995 Label: Lonesome Dove — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak positions US Country Best Country Duo - 1978 Grammy Award Winners Release year: 1978 Label: Gusto — The Best of the Kendalls Release year: 1980 Label: Ovation 34 Thank God for the Radio... and All the Hits Release year: 1985 Label: Mercury 59 The Best of the Kendalls Release year: 1994 Label: Curb — 16 Greatest Hits Release year: 1999 Label: Varèse Sarabande — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Singles 1970s Year Single Peak positions Album US Country US CAN Country CAN CAN AC 1970 "Leaving on a Jet Plane" 52 — — — — Meet the Kendalls "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" — — — — — 1971 "Love, Love Love" — — — — — 1972 "Two Divided by Love" 53 — — — — Two Divided by Love "Everything I Own" 66 — — — — 1973 "You and Me" — — — — — rowspan="5" "I Wanna Live Here in Your Love" — — — — — 1975 "Love Do or Die" — — — — — "Diesel Gypsy" — — — — — 1976 "Imaginary Harmony" — — — — — 1977 "Making Believe" 80 — — — — Heaven's Just a Sin Away "Heaven's Just a Sin Away" 1 69 1 59 37 1978 "It Don't Feel Like Sinnin' to Me" 2 — 2 — — Old Fashioned Love "Pittsburgh Stealers" 6 — 28 — — "Sweet Desire" 1 — 2 — — "Old Fashioned Love" — — — — 1979 "I Had a Lovely Time" 5 — 4 — — Just Like Real People "Just Like Real People" 11 — 4 — — "I Don't Do Like That No More" 16 — 33 — — Heart of the Matter "Never My Love" — — — — Just Like Real People "You'd Make an Angel Wanna Cheat" 5 — 17 — — Heart of the Matter "—" denotes releases that did not chart
1980s and 1990s Year Single Peak positions Album US Country CAN Country 1980 "I'm Already Blue" 5 25 Heart of the Matter "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" 9 5 1981 "Heart of the Matter" 26 31 "Teach Me to Cheat" 7 42 Lettin' You in on a Feelin''' |- ! scope="row"| "If You're Waiting on Me (You're Backing Up)" | 10 | — |- | rowspan="2"| 1982 ! scope="row"| "Cheater's Prayer" | 30 | — | rowspan="2"| Stickin' Together|- ! scope="row"| "That's What I Get for Thinking" | 35 | — |- | rowspan="2"| 1983 ! scope="row"| "Precious Love" | 19 | — | rowspan="5"| Movin' Train|- ! scope="row"| "Movin' Train" | 20 | — |- | rowspan="3"| 1984 ! scope="row"| "Thank God for the Radio" | 1 | 16 |- ! scope="row"| "My Baby's Gone" | 15 | 35 |- ! scope="row"| "I'd Dance Every Dance with You" | 20 | — |- | rowspan="3"| 1985 ! scope="row"| "Four Wheel Drive" | 27 | — | rowspan="3"| Two Heart Harmony|- ! scope="row"| "If You Break My Heart" | 26 | 30 |- ! scope="row"| "Two Heart Harmony" | 45 | — |- | rowspan="3"| 1986 ! scope="row"| "Too Late" | 42 | 31 | rowspan="3"| Fire at First Sight|- ! scope="row"| "Fire at First Sight" | 60 | — |- ! scope="row"| "Little Doll" | 46 | 53 |- | rowspan="3"| 1987 ! scope="row"| "Routine" | 54 | — | rowspan="4"| Break the Routine|- ! scope="row"| "Dancin' with Myself Tonight" | 51 | — |- ! scope="row"| "Still Pickin' Up After You" | 62 | — |- | 1988 ! scope="row"| "The Rhythm of Romance" | 57 | — |- | 1989 ! scope="row"| "Blue Blue Day" | 69 | — | 20 Favorites|- | 1995 ! scope="row"| "Make a Dance" | — | — | Make a Dance'' "—" denotes releases that did not chart
As featured artist Year Single Peak positions Album US Country 1985 "One Big Family" 61
Music videos Year Video Director 1983 "Movin' Train" Marc Ball 1985 "One Big Family" Steve Von Hagel "If You Break My Heart" Bayron Binkley 1995 "Make a Dance" Michael Killen
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